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FZUS54 KHGX 250427
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1027 PM CST WED DEC 24 2025
UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP
CHANNEL OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA
BAYS.
SEAS ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST
1/3 OF THE WAVES...ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL HEIGHT OF THE
AVERAGE HIGHEST 10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES.
GMZ300-251715-
1027 PM CST WED DEC 24 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.
FOG HAS ROARED BACK ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS AND INTO THE BAYS
THIS EVENING, LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP FOG IN THE FORECAST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF WIDESPREAD FOG
OCCURRING AFTER SUNSET, THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, AND INTO THE
MORNING. THOUGH SHIFTS IN WINDS MAY HELP PARTIALLY DISRUPT THE
FOG MACHINE THIS WEEKEND, THE FOG THREAT WILL NOT BE ENDED
ENTIRELY UNTIL A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES OFFSHORE SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY MORNING, BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS IN
ITS WAKE. GALES MAY OCCUR ON THE GULF WATERS.
GMZ335-251715-
GALVESTON BAY-
1027 PM CST WED DEC 24 2025
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY
OVERNIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
5 KNOTS LATE. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. AREAS OF DENSE FOG LATE THIS
EVENING, THEN WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. AREAS OF
DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
PATCHY FOG.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. PATCHY
FOG.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH
TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY,
INCREASING TO ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS ROUGH, DIMINISHING TO CHOPPY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GMZ330-251715-
MATAGORDA BAY-
1027 PM CST WED DEC 24 2025
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY
OVERNIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
PATCHY DENSE FOG LATE THIS EVENING, THEN AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING, THEN PATCHY FOG IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH. AREAS OF
DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SMOOTH TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. PATCHY FOG.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTH 20 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY, INCREASING
TO ROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS. BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS ROUGH.
GMZ350-355-251715-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
1027 PM CST WED DEC 24 2025
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY
OVERNIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG
IN THE MORNING, THEN AREAS OF FOG IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG IN THE
MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
PATCHY FOG.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. PATCHY
FOG IN THE MORNING.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET, BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
11 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
10 FEET.
GMZ370-375-251715-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX FROM 20 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1027 PM CST WED DEC 24 2025
OVERNIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
THURSDAY
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS AROUND 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
FRIDAY
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET.
WAVE DETAIL: SOUTHEAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS AND SOUTH 2 FEET AT
4 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING.
SATURDAY
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FEET. WAVE
DETAIL: SOUTH 2 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST 2 FEET AT
7 SECONDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET.
SUNDAY
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WEST 20 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 11 FEET, BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FEET, OCCASIONALLY
TO 17 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 14 FEET.
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